Beyonce has shared new adorably cute photos of her daughter, Blue Ivy, as she had a lavish tea party thrown for her starring her aunt, Solange Knowles. The pop singer shared the photos via her website yesterday, March 21, 2016, showing off their perfect start to spring. Blue was pictured in a lovely pink dress while Beyonce and Solange had been pictured fully covered in oversize coats. Their looks had been paired perfectly with festive graphics, from floral crowns to bunny ears. The 4-yr-old looked older and wiser than her age as she was pictured in the adorable photos.
Author: David Folami
Yemi Alade’s Mama Africa album is enjoying a lot of fan patronage, as it is now the most pre-ordered African album on iTunes. The singer shared her excitement about the sales performance of her album on Instagram. The Peak Milk ambassador said “That moment when ur album #mamaafrica is the most pre-ordered African album on itunes. I can’t thank God enough! History in the making.” She garnered a lot of interests with singles such as ‘Na Gode’, ‘Do as I Do’ and ‘Ferrari’, all from the Mama Africa album. The album features contributions from some A-list artistes such as Inyanya,…
It’s been a long one month for fans of Psquare who have witnessed twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye air out their dirty laundry in the public. After all the bitterness, exclusive interviews and social media rants the brothers have buried the hatchet. Yesterday (Monday, March 21, 2016) both Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye announced that the dispute was over. They both shared the same image (a dove flying from outstretched hands into the sky) and captioned it “That it took our stupidity to realize that FAMILY comes first, We are VERY SORRY.” Manager of Psquare Jude Okoye who also…
Christian Benteke is still striving to be a success at Anfield, according to his Liverpool and Belgium teammate Simon Mignolet. Benteke, 25, has struggled to impose himself for the Reds since making a £32.5 million move from Aston Villa last summer, starting just 12 league matches this season. The striker has still found the net seven times in the Premier League though, the latest of which was an injury-time penalty in a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace two weeks ago. Benteke has rarely looked like the player who scored 42 league goals during his three seasons with Villa but Mignolet,…
Manchester City are targeting four to five significant signings in the summer after a disappointing season, according to multiple reports in English newspapers. And the imminent arrival of new manager Pep Guardiola has already seen an immediate impact in the calibre of players they can hope to attract since the club announced on Feb. 1 that he would be taking change. It is being widely reported that the Spaniard has already received calls from leading players asking if they can join him at the Etihad next season. City have already shown an interest in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, Athletic…
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez expects no repeat of the biting incident that led to Luis Suarez’s international ban as the forward nears a return. Suarez was suspended for nine internationals after biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup, as well as being fined and banned from taking part in football-related activities for four months. The Barcelona star is set for a return when his nation face Brazil on Friday and Peru four days later in World Cup qualifiers. Speaking at a news conference, Tabarez said the least he expected was that Suarez would avoid another biting incident.…
Juventus forward Paulo Dybala says hearing praise from Lionel Messi has emboldened him to keep improving. Argentina captain Messi has described his compatriot as a worthy successor to his place in the national team after his outstanding form since joining the Serie A champions from Palermo last year. Dybala was proud to hear Messi’s encouraging remarks and hopes to enjoy playing alongside him with Argentina over the coming years. “To have an idol in a player like Messi and to have him say these things makes me proud,” he told El Chiringuito, as Argentina prepare for World Cup qualifiers against…
France coach Didier Deschamps says the pressure of a big-money move has not hampered Anthony Martial’s development since signing for Manchester United. The Frenchman has scored 12 goals in all competitions since completing the move from Monaco to Manchester in September??and was named in Deschamps’ latest squad??for matches against Netherlands and Russia. And the France coach said Martial – who has six caps to his name already – possesses??all the assets required to build on his impressive start to life in the Premier League. “Anthony is young but he has confirmed his potential in Manchester despite the weight of the…
Gerard Pique has named Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba and Robert Lewandowski as the toughest opponents he has faced in his career. The Barcelona defender, a former team-mate of Ronaldo at Manchester United, admits the Real Madrid star has to be considered one of the very best players in the history of football. Pique also praised Drogba – who faced him during his Chelsea career – for his pace and power, and revealed that Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski is supremely difficult to mark. Asked to name his most formidable opponents, he told a video hosted by Unscriptd: “One of them was…
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes it would be wise to offer Gareth Bale a new deal at the club. Reports over the weekend suggested Bale could be in line for a two-year extension to his existing contract – which still has three years left to run – and a pay rise. The Wales international became the top-scoring British player in La Liga history on Sunday when he netted for the 43rd time in 76 appearances for Madrid during the 4-0 win over Sevilla. Bale has 15 goals in 18 Liga games this season – an excellent return on…
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo returns to the national squad after missing their last three games for friendlies against Bulgaria on March 25 and Belgium four days later, coach Fernando Santos said on Friday. Defender Ricardo Carvalho, midfielder Adrien Silva and strikers Danny, Rafa, Ricardo Quaresma and Eder also return to the 24-player group, with Joao Moutinho and forward Nelson Oliveira both injured. Moutinho has picked up a left ankle injury which will rule the Monaco midfielder out of action for a month. Eighteen-year-old midfielder Renato Sanches has been rewarded for his impressive season with Benfica by getting his first call-up.…
Manchester City supporters are considering walkout protests after criticising the club’s ticket prices for the forthcoming Champions League quarterfinal showdown against Paris St Germain. City claim the £60 cost of top-priced tickets is a “fair reflection of the profile of the game”, with the cheapest seats available for £45. However, City fans angry at the large increase on prices from the previous round against Dynamo Kiev last week (£30-£40), and from the group stage matches against Juventus, Sevilla and Borussia Monchengladbach (£20-£40). The 1894 Group claim the situation has so alienated fans that even if the club were ever to…
Super Eagles interim coach Samson Siasia has picked six home-based players for the Marc 25 clash against Egypt. The coach has decided to retain six players who will now join the Kaduna phase of preparation alongside the foreign based professionals who are expected to turn up in camp from Sunday, March 20. The six players retained from the home base camping are goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Chibuzor Okonkwo, Etim Matthew, Kalu Orji, Ifeanyi Matthew and Oghenekaro Etebo. There is no place for 2016 CHAN revelation Chisom Chikatara as well as Godwin Obaje who has been turning heads with Wikki Tourists. Abia…
Manager Guus Hiddink is determined to take Chelsea to the “best position possible” in his final eight games in charge as the defending Premier League champions aim to close out a forgettable season on a high note. After a dreadful start, which led to the departure of manager Jose Mourinho, Chelsea have partially resurrected their league journey by avoiding defeat in 13 games under Hiddink. Nevertheless, the London club has bowed out of both the Champions League and FA Cup under the Dutchman, and a top-four finish looks improbable for 10th-placed Chelsea. Hiddink, however, has set goals for his players…
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is readying his squad for a final tilt at the Premier League title, aware that he can ask his players to remain focused on one game at a time when a bulk of them return from the international break. Spurs are second in the table, five points behind Leicester City with seven games remaining, but after being knocked out of the cup tournaments, Pochettino is happy to be concentrating on just the league. “It’s true we go into a different period now to recently,” the Argentine told British media. “After the international break, we’ll play one…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has threatened to release a video showing alleged atrocities committed by the military during the senatorial rerun election which took place on Saturday, March 19. Wike, who made threat on Monday, March 21, accused the military of staging violence in the state, as a scheme to declare a state of emergency in the state. “We have videos of the atrocities committed by the military across Rivers State. We shall release them at the appropriate time,” the Governor was quoted as saying. “There is an attempt to cause violence to declare a state of emergency in…
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu said “We were handed a way of governance in which anything goes and too much went – as if gone with the wind. Our present was squandered and future mortgaged.” The APC leader also said his party has brought cure for the Nigerian economy, adding that change process is not easy. The APC leader also said “Nigeria has the greatest opportunity to get it right with a leader like Mr. Muhammad Buhari. “There is much to…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that it will be difficult for the elections in the state to be rigged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) despite the fact that the ruling party has the country’s security agencies at its beck and call. Wike made the comment on Sunday, March 20, 2016, during a press conference in Port Harcourt, the state capital, The Cable reports. “Remember I warned that today’s Nigeria is not yesterday’s Nigeria. Things that were done wrongly before cannot be done wrongly now. I warned that the people will resist any attempt to rig,” he said.…
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside has alleged that gunmen hired by Governor Nyesom Wike attempted to kill him on Sunday, March 20, 2016. Peterside made the allegation via a statement released by his media aide, Sylvester Asoya, The Cable reports. The statement reads in part: “Our car however did a detour to first Aba road then old GRA with the two jeeps still trailing us. We drove to the DSS office to seek refuge and on getting to the gate the unknown gunmen opened fire again at the SSS men on guard.” “The exchange…
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he does not regret helping his successor, Goodluck Jonathan become Nigeria’s number one citizen. Obasanjo said further that he supported Jonathan in order to grant the minority a chance to rule the country. The former president made the comments during a recent interview, according to Vanguard. “I believe that Nigeria politics will be strengthened even more if we have the opportunity to allow the minority in its own right to emerge as President, and I do not have any apology for anybody because the purpose I wanted Nigeria to achieve had been achieved,”…